But it has paws, no hoofs :)
I was very pleasantly surprised. Never really expected they would take the time! Very important to me :) I have a tendency to see similarities...
Already got back word from the 'wereldmuseum'! The conservator said: This ikat is certainly from Nusa Tenggara Timor, and most likely from Savu....
I get an error, each time i try to open attachement.
I think you were refering to the wooden statue at the beginning of this thread, right? I thought it might be a lions head too (after the remarks...
Thnx AJ. So not all upward tails point to pixiu.
[ATTACH] now much clear pic :) I don't remeber/can't find how to rotate it. :banghead:
I wondered if the animal on this chalk box i bought in Myanmar might be this pixiu, talked about in this thread before? Because of its upturned...
beautiful roofs by the way
So true, that's why most searches take so much time. I keep getting sidetracked :)
What a great idea! :happy::happy::happy: Although it might be detrimental to the amount of response i guess :banghead:
Yes, to have that kind of personal story attached to a (nice!) object gives it so much more emotional value.
I was also thinking of dowel hole. But you are right, why would the ring be seperate and not carved from same piece of wood?
I'll keep looking. Did get a whole new view of this item through everybody's imput. So even if no definite answer, very helpful indeed! Thx...
Very nicely put :) and interesting information! Think i've seen those before. In this case finally one animal less :)
of course! (hope they do answer!)
This kind of simple Balinese sculpture (fisher boat) made me think my sculpture might be Balinese, AJ. But resemblance very loosly, I agree. [ATTACH]
All your different views on the zoological aspects have been very enlightning. I always thought of it as a bull or water buffelo, but it...
Wow, one day off-line and so many reactions. Thnx everybody! :):):)
As a kid (over 35 years ago!) i bought this wooden ornament of a winged water buffalo (or is it a bull?). One horn was missing, and I made a new...
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